Textual Analysis

Non-Verbal Communication (NVC)

· Facial expression

· Gaze

· Gestures

· Posture

· Body contact

· Clothes and appearance

Framing

· 1:1.33 (4:3) - Standard TV

· 1:1.37 - Academy ratio (theatrical)

· 1:1.66 - British widescreen (theatrical)

· 1:1.78 (16:9) - Widescreen TV

· 1:1.85 - Widescreen (theatrical)

· 1:2.66 - CinemaScope (theatrical)

Mise en scène

· Subject

· Lighting

· Setting

Codes Conventional Meanings

Angle

· High - subservient

· Normal - neutral

· Low - power

· Dutch (canted) - chaotic, disorientation

Distance

· Extreme Long Shot - establishing

· Long Shot - subject in context

· Medium Shot - “safe” distance

· Medium Close-up - growing tension

· Close-up - intimate, emotional moment

· Extreme Close-up - Intense emotion, reaction

Composition

· Conventional (rule of thirds) - posed, composed

· Unconventional - documentary

· Dynamic - conflict

· Static - calm

Depth of Field

· Deep Focus - mise en scène

· Selective Focus - indicates importance

· Soft Focus - nostalgia, romance

Lens Type

· Telephoto - voyeuristic

· Standard - normal

· Wide Angle - drama

Texture (film stock)

· Grainy (fast) - documentary

· High Resolution - normal

Mobile Frame

· Pan - survey, follow (stationary camera)

· Tracking - Movement on the horizontal plane

· Tilt - up, down (stationary camera)

· Crane - movement on the vertical plane

· Hand Held - pov

· Zoom in - in for detail

· Zoom out - subject in context

Lighting

· High Key - optimistic

· Low Key - somber

· Fill - natural

· Back - glamour